Where does “calipers” come from?
Calipers comes from English caliber, from French calibre, from Italian calibro, from Ancient Greek καλόπους meaning "beautiful-footed," ultimately from Ancient Greek ξύλον.
calipers (English): A device used to measure thickness between two...
Definitions
- A device used to measure thickness between two...
Ancestry of “calipers”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | caliber | Diameter of the bore of a firearm, typically... |
| 2 | French | calibre | calibre; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 3 | Italian | calibro | caliber, bore; callipers; template |
| 4 | Arabic | قَالِب | form, mold; form, mould; mold |
| 5 | Classical Syriac | ܩܠܒܝܕ | last |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | καλοπόδιον | shoemaker's last |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κᾱλόπους | shoemaker's last |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πούς | foot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |